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Music Biz ‘N Tech Opposing Internet Radio Fairness Act (US)
In the last three weeks, three coalitions of songwriter organizations have written letters to congress opposing the Internet Radio Fairness Act (IRFA) while asserting that songwriters royalty rates paid by services like Pandora are too low and need to be raised.
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How 10 Major Songwriters Make Big Money
The-Dream, the R&B singer and behind-the-scenes power player, recently boasted of a $15 million payday for writing Rihanna's 2007 smash "Umbrella." True? "When you have a cross-over song, it just makes more and more and more money," says Tom DeSavia, a vice president at Notable Music, a 50-year-old music publisher founded by the late songwriter Cy Coleman. "They just make shitloads of money from every source."
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Songwriting Apps 
If you're into apps, these won't necessarily make you a better songwriter, but they might be fun and even inspirational!
Evolver.fm has apps for songwriting for just about every platform.
Click HERE to check them out! ILikeSongs Blog Check out Irene's new Blog I Like Songs where you'll find lots of her favourite old and new songs!
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I was recently contacted by a songwriter who had himself contacted an online Nashville-based company after he saw an ad for them on a music website. When I checked it out, I saw that this company’s website was pretty straight-forward: “We find songs for…” and then it proceeded to list a whole bunch of big [...]
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I worked in a small radio station here in Victoria back in the 90′s. The format was “oldies”, which, at the time, meant songs from the 50′s to the 70′s. These days 80′s and even some 90′s songs are considered oldies. Which makes me feel — REALLY [...]
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First of all, I want to emphasize the fact that my experience with publishing has to do with having my music on television series, which is different in some ways from having a song contracted to a publisher. Most of what I’ve learned has been through connections with other published writers or publishers [...]
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Songwriting Views When songwriters, creativity and weekly quotas mix just fine
Last week was a big week for the country songwriting trio the Peach Pickers, each of whom won awards last week.
The success for writers Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip boils down to persistence, said music publisher Rusty Gaston. The group meets every Wednesday and leaves with a song.
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What Makes A Hit Record?
We have all heard those hit songs that can be considered ‘timeless classics’. Whether it’s a hip hop track, a rock classic or an 80’s power ballad, these songs share some essential features that ensure they will be on the airwaves for years to come. Obviously there is not one hard and fast rule for this as every song is different, but here is a list of features that many of these hit records share.
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